About the Role
Help build the world’s most advanced multimodal dataset at Microsoft AI
We are on a mission to create the largest and most advanced multimodal dataset in the world. This dataset, spanning all modalities from across the web and beyond, will power the training of the world’s most capable AI frontier models, pushing the boundaries of scale, performance, and product deployment.
The AI Data Infra team at Microsoft AI is responsible for building data infrastructure to help MAI teams to generate the biggest and best training dataset. Our work involves data pipelines, Spark, Ray, Vector Databases, and all other aspects of data infra.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale data pipelines that power training and evaluation of multimodal AI models across text, image, audio, and video.
- Develop and operate large-scale data infrastructure and platforms for processing and managing petabyte-scale datasets.
- Own critical data systems and distributed computing frameworks that support model development and research.
- Partner with model training teams to improve data quality, curation, and experimentation that drives model performance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, or analytics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building large-scale data platforms or analytics systems.
- Experience working with AI/ML data, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Data Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 93,500.00 - £ 161,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.